A science and art museum near downtown Salt Lake City announced that it is permanently closing after nearly 15 years, following “yearslong challenges” with its aging building.

But other parts of the 61-year-old building remain open, and Salt Lake City says it plans to find new uses for it.

The Leonardo, 209 E. 500 South, announced in a statement posted on its website that it will not reopen. The museum had previously been closed for months due to needed repairs, which operators said ultimately proved to be too overwhelming.

“This difficult decision follows yearslong challenges with the aging building,” the statement reads, in part.

The Leonardo opened in 2011 , moving into the old Salt Lake City Library building. Its owners received a 50-year lease from the city, as the nonprofit sou

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